If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.

The nature of mind is the unity of awareness and emptiness.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

The whole path of mindfulness is about letting go. We let go of our attachment to our views, our attachment to our opinions, our attachment to our ideas.

The essence of Buddhism is not a belief system but a systematic investigation of our experience.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconsciousness is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill.

Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

The more we understand the nature of our mind, the more we understand the nature of our world.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

Freedom is not found in the absence of difficulty, but in our relationship to it.

Forgiveness is not a moral issue. It's a power issue. When we hold onto grievance and resentment, we are giving our power away.